MESA, Ariz. – When A”s starter Jarrod Parker walked into the trainer”s room about noon Thursday in the wake of yet another injury, he had a welcoming crew.

Closer Sean Doolittle and catcher Stephen Vogt were there as a sign of solidarity. Both men have seen Parker fight his way back since a 2014 Tommy John surgery that led to him missing the last two seasons.

“There wasn”t much said,”” Doolittle said. “It was just a way to show support. He”s worked so hard to get here and he”s so close. It”s tough to see him go through this again.

“We”re keeping our fingers crossed because he has put so much into this. He spent the whole winter working to get back. ””

After Parker had been examined and exited Hohokam Stadium with an MRI his next destination. A”s trainer Nick Paparesta and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Will Workman explained the injury and said that while they”d need the MRI to confirm Parker”s status, there was some reason for optimism.

The injury took place on the opposite side of the area where Parker has had two Tommy John surgeries and last year”s mid-May right elbow fracture. Workman said it”s a good sign that the pain, while intense enough to force Parker to let fly with an expletive as he threw his 12th pitch of the workout session, is not located near the previous injuries.

“Everything we”ve seen so far is all localized to the lateral elbow, which is the outside part of the elbow (and away from the previous injury),”” Workman said. “Part of our thinking is that he”s been feeling progressively better about his ability to release the ball and extend. The feeling is he hasn”t quite adapted to the workload of the extension and one of those pitches came back to bite him.

“The impingement is a muscular recoil, which is a reaction that (extension). So while he does have some muscle soreness it would be a little aggressive to call it a muscle injury. It”s probably something we can manage.””

Parker left Hohokam without talking to the media, but Melvin, asked about the pitcher”s mental state after this latest setback, said “he”s a tough kid.””

Paparesta and Workman called the injury a lateral elbow impingement, the MRI will help determine.

“After his 12th pitch he felt some stretching discomfort in his right elbow,”” Paparesta said. “Where he”s feeling that is on the outside part of the elbow and that”s the opposite side of his surgical sites. Jarrod had some complaints of discomfort along the outside of his elbow.””

At the same time, Paparesta said, Parker could flex and rotate his elbow, which is a far cry from the pain he was in when he suffered the fracture pitching for Nashville on May 8. The trainer used that injury as context.

“I think you”ve all seen that video from Nashville last year,”” he said. “When the pitch (Thursday) occurred, and we saw his initial reaction to it, I think obviously we felt the same thing. Afterwards, spending some time talking to him, he was able to move the elbow back and was able to do some things. It did not appear to be as serious as that issue.

“We are pretty optimistic that things are going to go well.””

Paparesta finished by saying, “Jarrod”s OK.””

“He”s not great; we”re all not great,”” Paparesta said. “But he understands what we”ve discussed with him and what we”ve laid out for him. He”s pretty comfortable with what”s going on. He”s got a long road, he”s not dumb. He knows what he”s got ahead of him. There are a lot of guys who wouldn”t be out there trying to play baseball right now.””

The 27-year-old Parker, who has been bedeviled by injuries the last two seasons, has not pitched in the big leagues since 2013 following his second Tommy John-style ligament replacement surgery in his right arm and a subsequent fractured elbow suffered when he was trying to come back to the club last year.

The A”s would like to believe the new injury is not serious, because the well-liked Parker, whether in the rotation or, more likely, ultimately in the bullpen, would be a valuable veteran force for Oakland in 2016 and because he deserves some good luck after so many health problems dating back to his first Tommy John surgery after the 2009 season.

MESA, Ariz. – When A”s starter Jarrod Parker walked into the trainer”s room about noon Thursday in the wake of yet another injury, he had a welcoming crew.

Closer Sean Doolittle and catcher Stephen Vogt were there as a sign of solidarity. Both men have seen Parker fight his way back since a 2014 Tommy John surgery that led to him missing the last two seasons.

“There wasn”t much said,”” Doolittle said. “It was just a way to show support. He”s worked so hard to get here and he”s so close. It”s tough to see him go through this again.

“We”re keeping our fingers crossed because he has put so much into this. He spent the whole winter working to get back. ””

After Parker had been examined and exited Hohokam Stadium with an MRI his next destination. A”s trainer Nick Paparesta and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Will Workman explained the injury and said that while they”d need the MRI to confirm Parker”s status, there was some reason for optimism.

The injury took place on the opposite side of the area where Parker has had two Tommy John surgeries and last year”s mid-May right elbow fracture. Workman said it”s a good sign that the pain, while intense enough to force Parker to let fly with an expletive as he threw his 12th pitch of the workout session, is not located near the previous injuries.

“Everything we”ve seen so far is all localized to the lateral elbow, which is the outside part of the elbow (and away from the previous injury),”” Workman said. “Part of our thinking is that he”s been feeling progressively better about his ability to release the ball and extend. The feeling is he hasn”t quite adapted to the workload of the extension and one of those pitches came back to bite him.

“The impingement is a muscular recoil, which is a reaction that (extension). So while he does have some muscle soreness it would be a little aggressive to call it a muscle injury. It”s probably something we can manage.””

Parker left Hohokam without talking to the media, but Melvin, asked about the pitcher”s mental state after this latest setback, said “he”s a tough kid.””

Paparesta and Workman called the injury a lateral elbow impingement, the MRI will help determine.

“After his 12th pitch he felt some stretching discomfort in his right elbow,”” Paparesta said. “Where he”s feeling that is on the outside part of the elbow and that”s the opposite side of his surgical sites. Jarrod had some complaints of discomfort along the outside of his elbow.””

At the same time, Paparesta said, Parker could flex and rotate his elbow, which is a far cry from the pain he was in when he suffered the fracture pitching for Nashville on May 8. The trainer used that injury as context.

“I think you”ve all seen that video from Nashville last year,”” he said. “When the pitch (Thursday) occurred, and we saw his initial reaction to it, I think obviously we felt the same thing. Afterwards, spending some time talking to him, he was able to move the elbow back and was able to do some things. It did not appear to be as serious as that issue.

“We are pretty optimistic that things are going to go well.””

Paparesta finished by saying, “Jarrod”s OK.””

“He”s not great; we”re all not great,”” Paparesta said. “But he understands what we”ve discussed with him and what we”ve laid out for him. He”s pretty comfortable with what”s going on. He”s got a long road, he”s not dumb. He knows what he”s got ahead of him. There are a lot of guys who wouldn”t be out there trying to play baseball right now.””

The 27-year-old Parker, who has been bedeviled by injuries the last two seasons, has not pitched in the big leagues since 2013 following his second Tommy John-style ligament replacement surgery in his right arm and a subsequent fractured elbow suffered when he was trying to come back to the club last year.

The A”s would like to believe the new injury is not serious, because the well-liked Parker, whether in the rotation or, more likely, ultimately in the bullpen, would be a valuable veteran force for Oakland in 2016 and because he deserves some good luck after so many health problems dating back to his first Tommy John surgery after the 2009 season.

MESA, Ariz. – When A”s starter Jarrod Parker walked into the trainer”s room about noon Thursday in the wake of yet another injury, he had a welcoming crew.

Closer Sean Doolittle and catcher Stephen Vogt were there as a sign of solidarity. Both men have seen Parker fight his way back since a 2014 Tommy John surgery that led to him missing the last two seasons.

“There wasn”t much said,”” Doolittle said. “It was just a way to show support. He”s worked so hard to get here and he”s so close. It”s tough to see him go through this again.

“We”re keeping our fingers crossed because he has put so much into this. He spent the whole winter working to get back. ””

After Parker had been examined and exited Hohokam Stadium with an MRI his next destination. A”s trainer Nick Paparesta and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Will Workman explained the injury and said that while they”d need the MRI to confirm Parker”s status, there was some reason for optimism.

The injury took place on the opposite side of the area where Parker has had two Tommy John surgeries and last year”s mid-May right elbow fracture. Workman said it”s a good sign that the pain, while intense enough to force Parker to let fly with an expletive as he threw his 12th pitch of the workout session, is not located near the previous injuries.

“Everything we”ve seen so far is all localized to the lateral elbow, which is the outside part of the elbow (and away from the previous injury),”” Workman said. “Part of our thinking is that he”s been feeling progressively better about his ability to release the ball and extend. The feeling is he hasn”t quite adapted to the workload of the extension and one of those pitches came back to bite him.

“The impingement is a muscular recoil, which is a reaction that (extension). So while he does have some muscle soreness it would be a little aggressive to call it a muscle injury. It”s probably something we can manage.””

Parker left Hohokam without talking to the media, but Melvin, asked about the pitcher”s mental state after this latest setback, said “he”s a tough kid.””

Paparesta and Workman called the injury a lateral elbow impingement, the MRI will help determine.

“After his 12th pitch he felt some stretching discomfort in his right elbow,”” Paparesta said. “Where he”s feeling that is on the outside part of the elbow and that”s the opposite side of his surgical sites. Jarrod had some complaints of discomfort along the outside of his elbow.””

At the same time, Paparesta said, Parker could flex and rotate his elbow, which is a far cry from the pain he was in when he suffered the fracture pitching for Nashville on May 8. The trainer used that injury as context.

“I think you”ve all seen that video from Nashville last year,”” he said. “When the pitch (Thursday) occurred, and we saw his initial reaction to it, I think obviously we felt the same thing. Afterwards, spending some time talking to him, he was able to move the elbow back and was able to do some things. It did not appear to be as serious as that issue.

“We are pretty optimistic that things are going to go well.””

Paparesta finished by saying, “Jarrod”s OK.””

“He”s not great; we”re all not great,”” Paparesta said. “But he understands what we”ve discussed with him and what we”ve laid out for him. He”s pretty comfortable with what”s going on. He”s got a long road, he”s not dumb. He knows what he”s got ahead of him. There are a lot of guys who wouldn”t be out there trying to play baseball right now.””

The 27-year-old Parker, who has been bedeviled by injuries the last two seasons, has not pitched in the big leagues since 2013 following his second Tommy John-style ligament replacement surgery in his right arm and a subsequent fractured elbow suffered when he was trying to come back to the club last year.

The A”s would like to believe the new injury is not serious, because the well-liked Parker, whether in the rotation or, more likely, ultimately in the bullpen, would be a valuable veteran force for Oakland in 2016 and because he deserves some good luck after so many health problems dating back to his first Tommy John surgery after the 2009 season.

MESA, Ariz. – When A”s starter Jarrod Parker walked into the trainer”s room about noon Thursday in the wake of yet another injury, he had a welcoming crew.

Closer Sean Doolittle and catcher Stephen Vogt were there as a sign of solidarity. Both men have seen Parker fight his way back since a 2014 Tommy John surgery that led to him missing the last two seasons.

“There wasn”t much said,”” Doolittle said. “It was just a way to show support. He”s worked so hard to get here and he”s so close. It”s tough to see him go through this again.

“We”re keeping our fingers crossed because he has put so much into this. He spent the whole winter working to get back. ””

After Parker had been examined and exited Hohokam Stadium with an MRI his next destination. A”s trainer Nick Paparesta and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Will Workman explained the injury and said that while they”d need the MRI to confirm Parker”s status, there was some reason for optimism.

The injury took place on the opposite side of the area where Parker has had two Tommy John surgeries and last year”s mid-May right elbow fracture. Workman said it”s a good sign that the pain, while intense enough to force Parker to let fly with an expletive as he threw his 12th pitch of the workout session, is not located near the previous injuries.

“Everything we”ve seen so far is all localized to the lateral elbow, which is the outside part of the elbow (and away from the previous injury),”” Workman said. “Part of our thinking is that he”s been feeling progressively better about his ability to release the ball and extend. The feeling is he hasn”t quite adapted to the workload of the extension and one of those pitches came back to bite him.

“The impingement is a muscular recoil, which is a reaction that (extension). So while he does have some muscle soreness it would be a little aggressive to call it a muscle injury. It”s probably something we can manage.””

Parker left Hohokam without talking to the media, but Melvin, asked about the pitcher”s mental state after this latest setback, said “he”s a tough kid.””

Paparesta and Workman called the injury a lateral elbow impingement, the MRI will help determine.

“After his 12th pitch he felt some stretching discomfort in his right elbow,”” Paparesta said. “Where he”s feeling that is on the outside part of the elbow and that”s the opposite side of his surgical sites. Jarrod had some complaints of discomfort along the outside of his elbow.””

At the same time, Paparesta said, Parker could flex and rotate his elbow, which is a far cry from the pain he was in when he suffered the fracture pitching for Nashville on May 8. The trainer used that injury as context.

“I think you”ve all seen that video from Nashville last year,”” he said. “When the pitch (Thursday) occurred, and we saw his initial reaction to it, I think obviously we felt the same thing. Afterwards, spending some time talking to him, he was able to move the elbow back and was able to do some things. It did not appear to be as serious as that issue.

“We are pretty optimistic that things are going to go well.””

Paparesta finished by saying, “Jarrod”s OK.””

“He”s not great; we”re all not great,”” Paparesta said. “But he understands what we”ve discussed with him and what we”ve laid out for him. He”s pretty comfortable with what”s going on. He”s got a long road, he”s not dumb. He knows what he”s got ahead of him. There are a lot of guys who wouldn”t be out there trying to play baseball right now.””

The 27-year-old Parker, who has been bedeviled by injuries the last two seasons, has not pitched in the big leagues since 2013 following his second Tommy John-style ligament replacement surgery in his right arm and a subsequent fractured elbow suffered when he was trying to come back to the club last year.

The A”s would like to believe the new injury is not serious, because the well-liked Parker, whether in the rotation or, more likely, ultimately in the bullpen, would be a valuable veteran force for Oakland in 2016 and because he deserves some good luck after so many health problems dating back to his first Tommy John surgery after the 2009 season.